In species with non-synchronous ovarian development like zebrafish & humans, the production of oocytes from early progenitors is poorly understood. In zebrafish, germline stem cells produce oocytes throughout life, but how they are maintained and produce oocytes is unknown.
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I can now share that during the recent Israel-Iran conflict, our main #zebrafish husbandry facility collapsed abruptly, resulting in the loss of ~85% of our fish.

With careful management, we were able to preserve all lines, and are currently operating from backup systems.

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My students @amytlis.bsky.social, Karine Levy, and myself were invited to speak at the Foundation Singer-Polignac #Fertilty meeting, Paris.
We could not join in person at the current circumstances.

This is how I ended my talk: 🔊

Centrosome (maroon) aberrations were concomitant with loss of Buc (cyan) polarity.
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